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No one knows more about us—our ailments, significant others, favorite music, what we’re thinking about buying, and how much we spend—than our…
Feb 19, 2009Months into California's budget stalemate and less than 24 hours into his tenure as California's Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth is…
Feb 19, 2009Insurance industry critic Harvey Rosenfield, author of Proposition 103, questioned some of what Poizner is doing. "The tentative changes I've seen would…
Feb 18, 2009Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog called on the California Department of Managed Health Care to make public all communications between top…
Feb 18, 2009Massachusetts’ health care law fails as a model for national reform. That’s the finding of a new report released today in Washington…
Feb 18, 2009Consumer advocacy groups, such as Patient Privacy Rights (PPR) and Consumer Watchdog, warn that such online records could pose a threat to…
Feb 16, 2009A consumer advocacy group says it fears Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s financial services reform could become “a launching pad” for the federal…
Feb 16, 2009One detail effectively missing from the mainstream economic debate is consumer credit scores and their use for everything from buying homes to…
Feb 16, 2009A request for money from the California stem cell agency to help fund the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual…
Feb 12, 2009Insurance regulation should remain with the states, and switching to an optional federal insurance charter (OFC) would be tantamount to deregulation, according…
Feb 12, 2009There's a new poll that shows a majority of Americans believe Medicare, the government-funded health plan for the elderly and disabled, should…
Feb 12, 2009Washington, D.C. -- Deep public dissatisfaction with the current health insurance system is evident in a new poll showing that 64% of…
Feb 12, 2009As part of a deal with California regulators, the state's largest health insurer will offer new coverage to 2,330 people it dropped…
Feb 11, 2009Consumer Group Calls Congress Members' Appeal A Stalking Horse for Federal Deregulation of Insurance Washington, D.C. -- Consumer advocates warned Treasury Secretary…
Feb 11, 2009Letter to Commissioner Heading Hot Fuel Study Cites His Clear Conflict of Interest: Spouse's Petroleum Association Job Washington, DC -- Two national…
Feb 9, 2009Some lawmakers use the gifts to finance the good life, expenditure reports show. "It's so stomach-turning," said Doug Heller, executive director of…
Feb 9, 2009As an executive of WellPoint and its top doctor, Sam Nussbaum's image is a balancing act that belies his stern focus on…
Feb 8, 2009State Democratic Chairman Art Torres has sent me ...
Feb 6, 2009